Stories
Goodbye shame. Hello, new opportunities
Obliterating shame through the Goat Project With access to goats, food, and farming training, families are now able to support their families financially! https://vimeo.com/563774174 100% of your donations serve those that are affected by leprosy. If you’d like to...
Villager offers heartfelt thanks for food and medical supplies
Kicked out of her village at eight years old This is Indirani. She contracted the disease when she was eight years old and hasn’t seen her family since. After trying to go back to her village, she shared with us through tear-filled eyes that she was pushed out and...
Tragedy strikes the leprosy colonies
Covid has entered the villages, and it’s heartbreaking. Please consider helping. Mourning the loss of our leader We can't sugarcoat the devastation that Covid-19 is starting to have in the leprosy colonies and villages. One of the colony leaders just passed away from...
His family asked him to stop going to church
His family asked him not to practice his faith When Ebenezer was young, his mother died. Her passing devastated him because she was his friend, confidant, mother, and support system. He entered into heavy grief, loneliness, and depression for two years. Upon that...
Leprosy tried to destroy his family, but this family held together
Kaliyan and his wife are a powerful testament that leprosy doesn’t always destroy the family unit. The farmer and his wife Kaliyan and his wife married and enjoyed a beautiful and peaceful first year of marriage. He was a farmer by trade, and their life was a happy...
Honoring Mom’s Around the World
Mom’s sacrifice their own needs ahead of their families. They are fearless warriors and often the unsung heroes. Amrutha, a mom who suffers from leprosy is no exception. Tragedy has followed her, but her gentle resilience and faith in Jesus carry her every day. We...
Join us for 7 days of prayer!
As you know, life as we know it changed drastically all around the world over the last twelve months. Yet, we love a God who created the entire universe in just seven days, so imagine what He can do in your life in the same amount of time! We invite you to spend time...
April Good News Update
Heading Towards One Million Cases of Covid a Day Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a huge uptick in the number of Covid cases throughout India. At the onset of this pandemic, we were concerned that once it hit India, it would spread quickly due to the close living...
From landowner to isolation – one man’s steadfast resolve to find hope
Decades ago, there was a happily married father of two who farmed his land and led a full life. Yet, when we met him, he was a 60-year-old living alone in a remote village in the Salem district. This was a far cry from his previous life. His transformative story below...
Refusing to beg, Moses worked through the pain to provide
Moses knew that God had plans for him and he kept trusting that the Lord would provide. Moses, the tea master Young Moses was a 25-year-old tea master, with a young wife and children. One day, he noticed unusual spots on his chest, but life was full and busy with his...
Afraid to go near leprosy patients, now he’s a compassionate friend
Reuben is a staff member who allowed God to break his heart for what breaks His. Once afraid to touch them -- now a dear brother and friend Reuben David is a staff member that serves at our base in Coimbatore, India, whose heart is pure gold! Though he might say it...
An electric shock that changed his entire life
How one accident changed one man’s life forever and led Him to the Lord. Ramachandran was a welder and experienced an electric shock while working on the welding machine when he was 29 years old. He was immediately taken to the hospital, and by God’s grace, he...